South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television.

"The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North Korean forces and to protect the constitutional order of freedom," Yoon said in the televised address.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared an “emergency martial law," accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday, saying opposition leaders were holding parliament hostage.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday and accused the opposition party of taking the parliamentary process hostage with "anti-state" activities.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol put the country under military control in an unexpected announcement Tuesday. The iShares MSCI South Korea exchange-traded fund dropped 3.4% in premarket trading.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law" on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law" on Tuesday. The president accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament, being sympathetic with North Korea, and hindering governance with anti-state activities.